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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Are they adverbs?

You may wake up exhausted, sweating, and with a rapid heartbeat.
The sentence is from an article. I'd like to know the usage of the phrase 'exhausted, sweating, and with a rapid heartbeat'. Are they adverbs?
  

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This is a good sentence to use as an example of how parallel structure improves writing. We have a list or a "series" that consists of different grammatical categories. It doesn't sound very bad considering its structure.

  • This is a good sentence to use as an example of how parallel structure improves writing.
  • We have a list or a "series" that consists of different grammatical categories.
  • It doesn't sound very bad considering its structure.
  • "Exhausted" is an adjective.
  • "Sweating" is a present participle.
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This is a good sentence to use as an example of how parallel structure improves writing. We have a list or a "series" that consists of different grammatical categories. It doesn't sound very bad considering its structure.

"Exhausted" is an adjective.
"Sweating" is a present participle.
"With a rapid heartbeat" is an adverbial prepositional phrase.

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